Lightning was initially a superior alternative to Micro-USB and its own 30-pin connectors. A few years later, though, Apple found itself clinging to Lightning despite the obvious technical superiority ...

MacBooks also use USB-C. But still, the iPhone comes with a Lightning to USB-A cable. So you can't even plug your iPhone into your MacBook without buying a separate cable. Somehow, Apple's most ...

Lightning is one end of the cable, with USB Type A at the other. Introduced in 2012 with the iPhone 5 and new iPods, Lightning superseded the 30-pin dock connector that dates back to 2001.

so you don't have to flip your cable twice only to realize you got it right the first time. Lightning debuted with the iPhone 5 in 2012 and came with a much smaller footprint than the 30-pin ...

Unfortunately, Apple didn’t make a first-party USB-A to USB-C cable for this situation. Instead, the company sells a $29 USB-C to Lightning adapter as its official solution. My advice?

The Lightning connector was a revolutionary 8-pin ... With over 2.5 billion iPhones sold -- and every model from the iPhone 5 to the iPhone 14 featuring a Lightning port -- not to mention AirPods ...

Of course, Apple wouldn’t like that, as it reduced its ability to sell cables to consumers. Apple could’ve made two versions of the iPhone – one with USB-C for Europe (where a quarter of global iPhone ...